Faster Mobile Speeds: Mobile network connection speed is a key enabler for mobile data traffic growth.
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In 2012-2017, mobile data traffic is forecast to grow 17-fold at a compound annual growth rate of 76%.
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Specifically, mobile data traffic has grown exponentially with the proliferation of mobile devices such as smartphones, e-readers and tablets.
This mobile data traffic increase represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 78 percent spanning the forecast period.
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Due to the proliferation of mobile devices such as smartphones, e-readers and tablets, mobile data traffic has grown exponentially.
According to the Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, CAGR for mobile data traffic is expected to be around 108%.
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New data from wireless infrastructure maker Ericsson shows that mobile data traffic jumped 130% in the first quarter of 2011 from 2010.
According to the firm's figures, mobile data traffic doubled between the third quarters of 2011 and 2012, growing 16 percent since Q2 2012.
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Global mobile data traffic grew 70 percent in 2012, with global mobile data traffic reaching 885 petabytes per month at the end of 2012.
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The average amount of data used on a smartphone tripled from 2010 to 2011, according to Cisco's Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update.
Looking ahead, Cisco says it expects worldwide mobile data traffic to increase 13-fold by 2017 to 11.2 exabytes per month or 134 exabytes per year.
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"Mobile data traffic is exploding, particularly in high-traffic areas such as Major League Baseball ballparks, " said Anand Chandrasekher , senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Qualcomm.
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Mobile data traffic is more than doubling every year, driven by large investments in faster networks and by a fomenting burble of apps, phones, tablets, and Web services.
According to a recent Cisco VNI report, mobile data traffic grew 70% in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 65% over the next five years.
More Mobile Video: Mobile users want the best experiences they can have and that generally means mobile video, which will comprise 71 percent of all mobile data traffic by 2016.
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According to a recent Cisco VNI report, mobile data traffic grew 70% in 2011 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 65% over the next five years.
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Mobile data traffic grew 133% in 2011 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 80% over the next five years, according to a recent Cisco VNI report.
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The amount of mobile data traffic generated by tablets in 2016 (1 exabyte per month) will be four times the total amount of monthly global mobile data traffic in 2010 (237 petabytes per month).
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He estimates that 4G service is equivalent to four times the speed and efficiency of 3G while mobile data traffic, according to companies like Cisco, is expected to multiply by more than 20 times over the next few years.
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As mobile data traffic continues to grow at a rapid pace, many mobile operators are transitioning from a 3G network to an all-internet protocol network, such as LTE, to manage the high volume of traffic and provide a high quality customer experience.
Ericsson is banking on greater demand for mobile voice and data traffic in Europe to fuel growth.
The number of users with mobile devices is expected to climb to 5.2 billion in 2017 from 4.3 billion in 2012 and traffic across high-speed 4G networks will grow 40-fold during that time, according to a five-year forecast for mobile traffic data compiled by Cisco Systems and released today.
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The growth of data traffic and mobile is exponential, which never happened in the past.
One caveat: Since the data doesn't include mobile traffic, sites such as Twitter, which sees much of its traffic from smartphones and tablets, may take a hit in this ranking, Tatham said.
Magellan has established an internal division to oversee its mobile software products and recently added lifetime traffic data to its most expensive app.
Today, mobile networks suffer the most acute impact as data traffic growth, driven by huge adoption of smartphones, tablets and other client devices, is forecast to grow at a 78% compounded annual growth rate from 2011 to 2016.
It would seem there is a relatively simple solution to the wireless data deluge faced by mobile operators: shift the traffic that is tying up their networks to Wi-Fi hotspots whenever possible.
The world is now bursting with data from social media, web traffic, mobile devices, and tripwires of all kinds.
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Many will use their mobile devices to view video, which is expected to account for two-thirds of all data traffic by 2016.
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